:00:13. > :00:17.Good evening, the headlines on BBC Newsline: A call for urgent action
:00:18. > :00:21.to help the health service as demand continues to grow.
:00:22. > :00:25.Firefighters take their funding concerns to Stormont after claims
:00:26. > :00:32.A review begins of inquests into some of the most controversial
:00:33. > :00:38.Praise for police officers who rescued five people including
:00:39. > :00:41.children after a suspected arson attack on a shed at the back
:00:42. > :00:46.Also on the programme: Thousands of Northern Ireland fans hoping
:00:47. > :00:49.to go to the Euros could be disappointed with all the matches
:00:50. > :00:53.Ulster's rugby players are beaten by Saracens but a place
:00:54. > :00:56.in the quarter finals is still within reach.
:00:57. > :00:58.And it's set to get milder by the end of the week,
:00:59. > :01:06.I'll have the weather details shortly.
:01:07. > :01:09.The state of the health service is once again in the spotlight.
:01:10. > :01:13.Pressure on resources in the Royal Victoria's emergency
:01:14. > :01:17.department last night meant it had to divert ambulances
:01:18. > :01:20.to the Mater Hospital for a number of hours.
:01:21. > :01:22.And there's been another call from people working
:01:23. > :01:25.within the system for politicians to take urgent action
:01:26. > :01:31.Our reporter David Maxwell has been looking at a report
:01:32. > :01:33.from the Northern Ireland Confederation for Health
:01:34. > :01:38.and Social Care - it represents dozens of organisations that deliver
:01:39. > :01:44.Every day the health care system is under huge pressure.
:01:45. > :01:48.A typical 24 hours sees 1,000 people transported
:01:49. > :01:53.by ambulance, 5,000 in hospital beds, 24,000 get a care
:01:54. > :01:58.package at home and 28,000 go to their GP surgery.
:01:59. > :02:01.Behind all these figures, very human stories.
:02:02. > :02:07.He has been waiting a year and a half for treatment
:02:08. > :02:11.He says his eyesight has been deteriorating and he fears he's been
:02:12. > :02:24.If I had not have liked, nothing would have happened. I am not
:02:25. > :02:30.knocking the NHS, is a wonderful system but sometimes you fall
:02:31. > :02:31.between two systems and unfortunately I am one of the
:02:32. > :02:33.fallen. Today a report by health service
:02:34. > :02:36.managers called for urgent action It says that the ?4.9 billion
:02:37. > :02:51.allocated to health in the next year The health budget will get an extra
:02:52. > :02:55.3% next year however the demand has grown by 6% a year so we're not
:02:56. > :02:59.keeping pace and despite a lot of tremendous cost saving measurements
:03:00. > :03:02.going forward in recent times, we're spending 50% of the Northern Ireland
:03:03. > :03:02.block. The report is supported
:03:03. > :03:05.by over 50 organisations. It says politicians need
:03:06. > :03:07.to take urgent action. It calls for a timescale for action,
:03:08. > :03:10.a transformation fund and strong Some change is already underway
:03:11. > :03:16.but difficult decisions lie ahead such as reducing the number of acute
:03:17. > :03:18.hospitals, centralising some services and moving some care out
:03:19. > :03:23.of the hospital and into the home. This is the man the Health Minister
:03:24. > :03:40.is looking to for advice. There are solutions. If one just
:03:41. > :03:46.keeps on working on the margins, one cannot cope with those pressures. We
:03:47. > :03:51.will have to be able to convince but the population and the patients and
:03:52. > :03:57.the professionals and the politicians that reconfiguration is
:03:58. > :04:02.inevitable. This is not about closing hospitals, it is getting the
:04:03. > :04:06.best configurations of hospitals so we get the best possible outcome for
:04:07. > :04:10.patients. If we don't have a broad political consensus, will not get
:04:11. > :04:14.the reforms we need to deliver a world-class help system in Northern
:04:15. > :04:17.Ireland but the system we love is in serious jeopardy. This report is
:04:18. > :04:22.essentially a call for urgent action but any changes to staffing or
:04:23. > :04:25.structures can prove controversial. The question is, are our politicians
:04:26. > :04:29.willing to weather the storm. Now - more fears about the lack
:04:30. > :04:32.of money for another MLAs have backed a motion calling
:04:33. > :04:38.on the Health Minister to ring-fence the budget for the fire and rescue
:04:39. > :04:42.service, claiming proposed cuts But Simon Hamilton accused some
:04:43. > :05:01.parties of scaremongering saying no More than 50 firefighters came to
:05:02. > :05:05.Stormont to support a political cause to protect the service from
:05:06. > :05:11.cutbacks in a new DUP First Minister was among politicians happy to pose
:05:12. > :05:15.with them. Behind the smiles, her Health Minister found himself under
:05:16. > :05:19.attack from across the chamber, accused of planning cuts which will
:05:20. > :05:23.put the service and those it protects it brisk. Our service is a
:05:24. > :05:27.matter of life and death and we see that as very important. We are not
:05:28. > :05:33.going to stand by and allow Fire Service personnel to be put at risk.
:05:34. > :05:35.MLAs were told the interim chief fire officer recently warned that
:05:36. > :05:40.proposed cuts between five and 10% would result in unacceptable risk
:05:41. > :05:45.level. There it is in black-and-white. The most senior
:05:46. > :05:50.fire officer in the country, a man with nearly 30 years experience of
:05:51. > :05:54.protecting our community, effectively pleading with government
:05:55. > :06:01.to show some sense. The DUP 's executive colleagues joined in the
:06:02. > :06:06.attack. I question, can anybody actually stand hand on heart and say
:06:07. > :06:12.that a reduction in ?12 million in a budget isn't having a detrimental
:06:13. > :06:17.impact in relation to the service. Can the Minister give us a guarantee
:06:18. > :06:23.today, as a result of these budget cuts that there will be no risk to
:06:24. > :06:26.public safety and firefighter safety with such reductions? The minister
:06:27. > :06:30.said he had not made any final decisions. They have been some
:06:31. > :06:35.scaremongering today, talk of a savage cuts and one of the courts
:06:36. > :06:39.made by one of the members but as I have said before, there are no
:06:40. > :06:42.budgetary proposals in place by the Fire and Rescue Service or indeed
:06:43. > :06:45.any other aspect of the Department's budget. A series of proposals are
:06:46. > :06:48.currently out for consultation. The PSNI has been accused
:06:49. > :06:50.of obstructing inquests into controversial killings
:06:51. > :06:54.during the Troubles because it wants to protect the reputation
:06:55. > :06:57.of the RUC. The claim was made on the first day
:06:58. > :07:01.of a two week review of 56 legacy cases involving 95 deaths,
:07:02. > :07:05.including killings by police One of Northern Ireland's most
:07:06. > :07:10.senior judges, Lord Justice Weir, is assessing what needs to be done
:07:11. > :07:27.before inquests can be held Ten Catholics are billions were shot
:07:28. > :07:32.dead by the Army in Ballymurphy in August 19 71. Nearly 45 years later,
:07:33. > :07:36.some of their relatives arrived in court today for a review of the
:07:37. > :07:40.case. Judge is assessing what more needs to be done for an inquest to
:07:41. > :07:44.be held to establish what happened. There is work to be done but this
:07:45. > :07:51.can be done. We have waited 40 years for this to be done. What we need at
:07:52. > :07:57.the moment, we need proper resources of the inquest, this is what we have
:07:58. > :08:01.fought for. Inside the court they heard the Ministry of Defence has
:08:02. > :08:06.said it cannot identify the soldiers who are on duty at the time of the
:08:07. > :08:11.shootings. So far, the Army has only managed to trace one soldier.
:08:12. > :08:14.Stressing the importance of those Army witnesses being found, Lord
:08:15. > :08:17.Justice Weir said the families wanted to hear about the
:08:18. > :08:20.circumstances in which it runs had been shot and that those best placed
:08:21. > :08:26.to do that where those who shot them. The shootings in Ballymurphy
:08:27. > :08:30.are just one of the D6 legacy cases being reviewed. The judge is being
:08:31. > :08:35.asked to report on the state of readiness of each and which, if any,
:08:36. > :08:41.can proceed to inquest hearings. It will then be up to the Lord Chief
:08:42. > :08:44.Justice to decide what happens next. Likening the inquest to spinning
:08:45. > :08:47.plates, Lord Justice Weir said there simply are not enough resources to
:08:48. > :08:51.spend all of the plates all of the time. He said he hoped this review
:08:52. > :08:56.would lead to an agreement about which plates need to spend more
:08:57. > :09:02.urgently. The 10-day review started this morning with a discussion about
:09:03. > :09:07.so-called shoot-to-kill cases in 1982 when RUC officers shot dead six
:09:08. > :09:10.applicants. The time taken by police to disclose documents was repeatedly
:09:11. > :09:16.highlighted as a resistance for the inquest being delayed. A lawyer for
:09:17. > :09:19.the PSNI said it does not have the resources to do with a vast amount
:09:20. > :09:22.of material living to the cases but a lawyer for the families of two of
:09:23. > :09:26.the men shot dead said they believed a PSNI was dragging its heels
:09:27. > :09:32.because it wanted to protect the reputation of the RUC. The judge
:09:33. > :09:37.said the lack of disclosure of material from the PSNI was the
:09:38. > :09:40.single biggest impediment to the inquest taking place. He said any
:09:41. > :09:45.time there was light at the end of the tunnel for the families, the
:09:46. > :09:49.PSNI extended the tunnel. The judge said he hopes the review will shed
:09:50. > :09:51.some light on the cases without producing too much heat.
:09:52. > :09:54.Plenty to come on the programme: Life after redundancy -
:09:55. > :10:03.we'll hear from some people who've managed to find new careers.
:10:04. > :10:07.It is a dramatic place to be and an unpleasant place to be but it's not
:10:08. > :10:10.the end of the world. A senior police officer has praised
:10:11. > :10:14.the quick reaction of his colleagues who rescued a woman and her young
:10:15. > :10:17.children from a fire The officers spotted the blaze
:10:18. > :10:23.which was at the rear of the house The fire started in the shed
:10:24. > :10:26.in the back garden of a house at Liscloon Drive in Shantallow
:10:27. > :10:29.at six o'clock on Saturday morning. A mother of three children,
:10:30. > :10:33.who are aged eight, two and one, She and her children and a nephew
:10:34. > :10:40.had to be rescued by a passing Lisa Scarlett who didn't
:10:41. > :10:47.want to appear on camera said it was a terrifying experience
:10:48. > :10:50.and she now intends to move out All I saw was my babies going down
:10:51. > :10:55.the stairs in the arms of the policeman and
:10:56. > :10:57.they were calling for I didn't realise
:10:58. > :11:03.there was a fire and I was just watching my babies
:11:04. > :11:06.getting taken out of the house, A local councillor says there has
:11:07. > :11:10.been a problem with antisocial behaviour in the area with groups
:11:11. > :11:14.gathering in these alleyways. It is now hoped gates
:11:15. > :11:25.can be installed soon We are very lucky that we are not
:11:26. > :11:29.dealing with a tragedy here this weekend. What has happened is an
:11:30. > :11:33.number of young people have gathered here and as you can see, they have
:11:34. > :11:37.burned the shed belonging to a young family and they have been terrified.
:11:38. > :11:41.Thankfully due to the quick actions of the PSNI, they were able to get
:11:42. > :11:42.the family out of the property and contact the Fire Brigade.
:11:43. > :11:45.PSNI Chief Inspector Tony Callaghan said it was fortunate
:11:46. > :11:48.the consequences were not more serious as it is clear in other
:11:49. > :11:51.instances just how destructive fire can be but usually when oil tanker
:11:52. > :11:56.He said the oil tank was about ten feet from the shed but the quick
:11:57. > :11:59.work of the Fire Service kept the blaze contained.
:12:00. > :12:02.He praised the officers on routine patrol who saw
:12:03. > :12:10.the flames and got the family to safety.
:12:11. > :12:14.Police investigating this attack have appealed for information. They
:12:15. > :12:16.want to hear from anyone who noticed any suspicious activity at the time
:12:17. > :12:19.of the attack to come forward. The case of a serving police officer
:12:20. > :12:21.accused of threatening to arrest a High Court judge has been referred
:12:22. > :12:24.to the Attorney General. Thomas Anthony Carlin
:12:25. > :12:26.maintains his innocence despite allegations
:12:27. > :12:29.of contempt of court The serving police officer
:12:30. > :12:37.is representing himself in the case against Santander UK plc over
:12:38. > :12:41.a property in Antrim and it is alleged that last week
:12:42. > :12:45.in proceedings in the High Court, he approached Lord Justice Gillen
:12:46. > :12:49.and threatened to arrest him. Today the judge was due to try him
:12:50. > :12:53.for alleged contempt of court and other offences arising
:12:54. > :12:56.from those incidents last week. In court, the judge said,
:12:57. > :12:59.having listened to recordings of what happened, he was now very
:13:00. > :13:03.limited to the Attorney General and he advised him to
:13:04. > :13:06.carefully consider his own position because if found guilty,
:13:07. > :13:11.he could face imprisonment. For his part, Mr Carlin
:13:12. > :13:14.said he intended to be respectful and lawful at all times
:13:15. > :13:17.but he challenged the jurisdiction of the court and demanded that
:13:18. > :13:22.the case against him be withdrawn. Referring the case to
:13:23. > :13:25.the Attorney General, the judge said simply,
:13:26. > :13:33.it is not going to be withdrawn. A body has been found in a suitcase
:13:34. > :13:37.in the Grand Canal It was discovered
:13:38. > :13:43.yesterday in Arclough. Gardai say it's the body of a man
:13:44. > :13:47.who may have been in his twenties. It's believed he was killed
:13:48. > :13:51.elsewhere in the previous five days. Damage estimated at about ?1,500 has
:13:52. > :13:54.been caused to a school in Newcastle Staff and pupils at All Children's
:13:55. > :13:58.Integrated Primary School arrived this morning
:13:59. > :14:02.to find windows smashed. Police said that a significant
:14:03. > :14:05.amount of cash was stolen from the school's safe
:14:06. > :14:08.during the weekend. If you're a football fan and hoping
:14:09. > :14:12.to get a ticket for one of the Euro finals matches in France you're
:14:13. > :14:14.likely be disappointed. All of the Northern Ireland
:14:15. > :14:18.and Republic games are heavily The scramble for tickets began
:14:19. > :14:23.as soon as Northern Ireland qualified but fans have had to be
:14:24. > :14:28.patient as the complicated Uefa The deadline passed today for fans
:14:29. > :14:36.wanting one of the tickets allocated to Northern Ireland supporters
:14:37. > :14:39.and there was a huge interest There were applications
:14:40. > :14:45.from more than 50,000 tickets but Northern Ireland have
:14:46. > :15:00.only been allocated 20 5,000. Here is where they are going. But
:15:01. > :15:04.the match against Poland, there are 6,000 tickets. But the next match
:15:05. > :15:08.against Ukraine, there are 11,000. For the final group game in Paris
:15:09. > :15:13.against Germany, there are 8,000 tickets. The question is, who is
:15:14. > :15:17.going to get them? Anyone who applied will find out before the end
:15:18. > :15:23.of next month. It promises to be a nervous wait. Priority will begin to
:15:24. > :15:29.those who have followed the team in the qualification campaign. There
:15:30. > :15:31.are 11,000 block burglars who support Northern Ireland regularly.
:15:32. > :15:35.Hopefully all those people will be able to get to the three games if
:15:36. > :15:40.they want to get to all three. If they have chosen one game, help they
:15:41. > :15:43.can get to their game of choice. It's important for those who have
:15:44. > :15:48.loyally supported the team both home and away by the people who received
:15:49. > :15:54.the tickets and are able to go to France. The Republic's games are
:15:55. > :15:58.also expected to be heavily oversubscribed. No figures are yet
:15:59. > :16:03.available. A small number of tickets for all of the matches will go on
:16:04. > :16:07.general sale soon but the reality is that even before a ball is kicked in
:16:08. > :16:12.France, some supporters are going to be left bitterly disappointed.
:16:13. > :16:14.Last week we were told that the local economy is recovering
:16:15. > :16:18.Among the people helping that recovery are some of the highly
:16:19. > :16:20.skilled workers who were made redundant but are now
:16:21. > :16:25.Our reporter Colletta Smith has been listening to some of those who've
:16:26. > :16:36.Five years ago so many companies are going bust, we couldn't even report
:16:37. > :16:48.them all but when the carnival group got into trouble it certainly made
:16:49. > :16:52.the headlines. This was the company that has plans for a huge
:16:53. > :16:58.development at the old Sirocco works. The work he never got
:16:59. > :17:02.started. A tumbling housing market and mounting debt meant the company
:17:03. > :17:07.got into trouble. All 75 staff lost their jobs. Now for the first time,
:17:08. > :17:13.staff are telling the story of what happened next in their lives. How
:17:14. > :17:18.did feel that day? Being made redundant from your own company? You
:17:19. > :17:22.don't feel very smart. It's not a pleasant place to be. Each time you
:17:23. > :17:26.say goodbye to start you have valued and trained and helped and were
:17:27. > :17:31.friends as well. It certainly was not pleasant for Jerry. He will
:17:32. > :17:37.never forget the 10th of December 2010, the day he lost his job. It
:17:38. > :17:41.was very difficult, being employed for 40 years with the one company
:17:42. > :17:47.and growing through the company from being an apprentice joiner in 1971
:17:48. > :17:50.to being technical director and then being out of work was a difficult
:17:51. > :17:55.position for me. He decided to set up his own business as he felt like
:17:56. > :17:59.there was no other choice. Companies are looking for new energetic young
:18:00. > :18:04.people who are probably better qualified than I am. It's more
:18:05. > :18:08.difficult the older you get. His colleague did manage to get a job
:18:09. > :18:12.but that was not straightforward. I had to work in the UK for 15 months.
:18:13. > :18:17.We were travelling Monday to Friday in the UK and it was hell is
:18:18. > :18:22.building work but it was difficult on your family life. Is that the
:18:23. > :18:25.important thing, just to keep working rather than waiting for the
:18:26. > :18:30.perfect job? I would definitely advise to take a job. It may not be
:18:31. > :18:37.the job you want but if you keep getting experience, the proper job
:18:38. > :18:41.will come. As for the boss, he is busy constructing a new firm, having
:18:42. > :18:46.learned lessons from going bust last time. It's a dramatic place to be
:18:47. > :18:50.and an unpleasant place to be but it's not the end of the world.
:18:51. > :18:55.Stories of coming through redundancy by trying new things, giving a
:18:56. > :18:58.little help to others facing what seems as if bleak future.
:18:59. > :19:00.Stephen Watson is here with the sports news
:19:01. > :19:04.and it was disappointing weekend for Ulster's rugby players.
:19:05. > :19:07.Ulster face an uphill struggle if they're to qualify for the knock
:19:08. > :19:09.out stages of the European Champions Cup.
:19:10. > :19:16.After losing to Saracens by 33-17, Ulster, who today signed New Zealand
:19:17. > :19:19.born Rodney Ay You from Connacht, will need to beat French side
:19:20. > :19:21.Oyannax - probably with a bonus point -
:19:22. > :19:35.It all started so brightly for Ulster. They took the lead against
:19:36. > :19:43.the English champions with a superb try after just five minutes. It is
:19:44. > :19:47.critical times, Ulster errors crept in. Here, trying to put the pressure
:19:48. > :19:51.on Saracens, they lost their own possession. Then Paddy Jackson Field
:19:52. > :19:58.to take advantage of another penalty. Saracens should Ulster hell
:19:59. > :20:05.it should be done. They rumbled over for a half-time lead. They never
:20:06. > :20:07.looked back in the second half as they dominated, scoring three more
:20:08. > :20:15.tries for a very comfortable victory. Saracens safely through to
:20:16. > :20:20.the quarterfinals but Ulster must win this weekend and hope to teams
:20:21. > :20:25.in the best runner-up positions in the other groups lose. A tall order
:20:26. > :20:26.and if Ulster do make the knockout stages, they may have to face
:20:27. > :20:28.Saracens again. Darren Clarke captained Europe
:20:29. > :20:30.to victory at the Eurasia Cup. His side beat Asia in
:20:31. > :20:34.Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. Europe led 9-3 heading
:20:35. > :20:37.into the final day of singles and extended that advantage
:20:38. > :20:40.in style, winning the tournament An encouraging win for the man
:20:41. > :20:48.who will also be Europe's Ryder Cup I think the guys played
:20:49. > :20:54.fantastic today. The quality of their golf
:20:55. > :20:57.was amazing considering a lot of the guys have had
:20:58. > :20:59.a nice break off over Christmas and had not
:21:00. > :21:02.practised too much. To come here and to play
:21:03. > :21:06.in the manner in which they did, to beat a very strong Asian team,
:21:07. > :21:10.was very impressive. Tyrone remain on course to retain
:21:11. > :21:13.Gaelic football's Bank Mickey Harte's side defeated
:21:14. > :21:18.Fermanagh in yesterdays semi final - Whenever Derry scored,
:21:19. > :21:27.Cavan responded but it looked as if the semifinal would be
:21:28. > :21:30.a tight and close 70 minutes Once Ryan Bell Centre
:21:31. > :21:36.goalkeeper the wrong way, Derry were comfortable
:21:37. > :21:38.ahead at the break. Damian Barkingside continued
:21:39. > :21:41.their dominance after the interval, It's just all about confidence
:21:42. > :21:50.as much as anything else and I wanted the boys
:21:51. > :21:51.to express We have to get them to a position
:21:52. > :21:56.in terms of condition they can express themselves
:21:57. > :21:58.and that is I am very happy with
:21:59. > :22:02.some of the scores because it is
:22:03. > :22:03.an expression The lead is starting in a few weeks
:22:04. > :22:13.which is the most Derry will play Tyrone in the league
:22:14. > :22:17.but before that they will play Tyrone in Saturday's
:22:18. > :22:20.McKenna Cup final. The holders to control
:22:21. > :22:23.during their second-half performance against Fermanagh but their
:22:24. > :22:34.first-half display was very We were very sluggish at the start
:22:35. > :22:39.and we took a long time to get off the ground. Fermanagh where the
:22:40. > :22:42.superior side in the first 20 minutes. You're happy to be only
:22:43. > :22:46.level at half-time because at one stage it looked as if we would be in
:22:47. > :22:49.a worse position than that. We gathered ourselves at the end of the
:22:50. > :22:51.first half and going in level at half-time we would be happy enough.
:22:52. > :22:54.Tyrone did end up winning by a comfortable 7-point margin.
:22:55. > :22:59.They now play Derry in Armagh on Saturday night.
:23:00. > :23:20.Ireland's Women's hockey team produced an impressive display
:23:21. > :23:27.Before a ball was kicked on Saturday, Jordan Owens picked up his
:23:28. > :23:31.first award of the season. At 158 goals to his name, Crusaders
:23:32. > :23:37.recognise their all-time league scorers. It's great for him, he has
:23:38. > :23:47.been at the club for a long time and he is scoring goals. Not
:23:48. > :23:54.disappointed but titles are made to be broken. It was Glentoran who
:23:55. > :24:06.raced into a deserved 2-0 lead. The champions battled back though. This
:24:07. > :24:10.stunning strike made it 3-2. Who else but the ones making the three
:24:11. > :24:14.points secure? Six goals at Seaview and six at one view Park. James
:24:15. > :24:27.Knowles opened the scoring for Cliftonville. One Bradley equalised.
:24:28. > :24:30.The Reds went 3-1 up but badly's string position in front of goal and
:24:31. > :24:48.Templepatrick and the Lurgan blues share of the points. Bottom club ?1
:24:49. > :24:49.-- Warrenpoint Town. There had a convincing when Bubba Coleraine
:24:50. > :24:52.town. Ireland's Women's hockey team
:24:53. > :24:54.produced an impressive display to beat Spain 3-2 in the third
:24:55. > :24:57.of their four friendly Trailing 2-0, the Irish mounted
:24:58. > :25:00.a late comeback, pegging the Spaniards back to two-all -
:25:01. > :25:04.before eighteen year-old Zoe Wilson from Antrim,
:25:05. > :25:06.earning only her third cap, Ireland will face Spain once
:25:07. > :25:27.more in the final match The weather is next.
:25:28. > :25:35.Over the next 24 hours, fairly uneventful. We do have a lot of
:25:36. > :25:40.cloud around at the moment. Like today, it continues to give off a
:25:41. > :25:44.fuse spots of light rain or drizzle. With a lot of cloud around tonight,
:25:45. > :25:49.not especially chilly. Most places will stay at three or 4 degrees but
:25:50. > :25:53.where we do get some breaks, it will be lower than that. Perhaps a little
:25:54. > :25:56.frost is some places tomorrow morning along with some pockets of
:25:57. > :26:02.fog. Otherwise the cloud stays with us tomorrow but it will be a mini
:26:03. > :26:08.Friday. A fuse spots of wet weather likely for Antrim and Down first
:26:09. > :26:12.thing. By the afternoon, largely a picture. The cloud should rake and
:26:13. > :26:16.allow some sunshine to come through in a few places. Temperatures at six
:26:17. > :26:20.or 7 degrees, about normal for this time of year. Travelling tomorrow,
:26:21. > :26:24.the rest of the sunshine will be across southern areas of Britain and
:26:25. > :26:29.to the far north. Quite chilly here with temperatures struggling to get
:26:30. > :26:35.to two or three degrees. Across Ireland, a lot of cloud around.
:26:36. > :26:39.Imagine a picture, we are looking at seven or 8 degrees. In Northern
:26:40. > :26:43.Ireland tomorrow evening, a few spots of light rain here and there.
:26:44. > :26:52.Hospices will end the day on a drying out. Tomorrow night, turning
:26:53. > :26:56.quite chilly. That will allow some frost to develop and perhaps the odd
:26:57. > :27:01.stretch of ice as well. That sets us up for a better day on Wednesday.
:27:02. > :27:04.We're expecting that cloud to give way and that will allow the sun to
:27:05. > :27:13.come out. Temperatures fibre 6 degrees. Fresher to put the County
:27:14. > :27:19.Down coast. Overall, not a bad day for Wednesday. Towards Thursday and
:27:20. > :27:24.Friday, with the temperatures. Right up into double figures. Maybe 12
:27:25. > :27:29.degrees on Friday, well above average for the time of year. We
:27:30. > :27:30.also have the stronger winds and rain heading this way. We will keep
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